To assist with presidentially-declared disaster relief, long-term recovery and mitigation activities

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded the Texas General Land Office $4.652 million on April 17, 2026, through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program (CFDA 14.233) to support long-term recovery, infrastructure restoration, housing rehabilitation, and mitigation in presidentially declared disaster areas, with performance through April 17, 2038.

The award funds restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation activities in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from qualifying major disasters. Expected outcomes include households benefitting from CDBG-DR funds, housing unit reconstruction or rehabilitation, businesses assisted, jobs created or retained, and rehabilitation or reconstruction of public improvements and facilities. The intended principal beneficiaries are low- and moderate-income households and businesses with urgent needs.

Subrecipient activities may include housing rehabilitation or reconstruction, new housing construction, repairing roads and bridges, repairing water and wastewater facilities, providing assistance to affected business owners, and job training and workforce development.

Performance occurs in Austin, Texas 78701.

Activities

Restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed (mid), areas resulting from qualifying major disasters.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes range from the following accomplishement examples: households benefitting from cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and cdbg-NDR funds, housing unit(s) new construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activities, businesses assisted, jobs created and/or retained, rehabilitation or reconstruction of a public improvement, or public facilities.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended principal beneficiaries of cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR funds are low- and moderate-income households, which may include low- and moderate-income persons or households, and businesses with urgent needs.

Subrecipient activities

Cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR assistance may fund a broad range of grantee recovery activities, including but not limited to: housing rehabilitation or reconstruction, new housing construction, repairing roads and bridges, repairing water and wastewater facilities, providing assistance to affected business owners, job training and workforce development.